S Y N G E N E S I A. 1S3 
C L ^ S S XIX. 
SYNGE N ESI A. 
This dafs is denotninated Syngenefia, hecnufe the Jiamina in 
theje plants grew together^ or are formed into a fngle 
regular congeries, The general charadlers of this dafs 
are: The cup is the crown of the feeds ^ and fiands on the 
fummit of the germen,,and the compound flowers are very va- 
rious^ in regard to the nature of the flcjcules. i . Some are 
compofed cftuhulofe, hermaphrodite flowers in the difn, and 
cf the fame fort of tuhulofe hermaphrodite flozvers in the 
radius, 2. Others are compofed of tuhulofe hermaphrodite 
flozvers in the difa,, and of tubulcfe female flowers in the 
radius, 3* Some are coiripofed of tuhulofe hermaphrodite 
dowers in the difk,, and of tuhulofe neutral flozvers in the 
radius, 4. Some have tuhulofe hermaphrodite flowers in 
the difk^ and ligulated hermaphrodite flozvers in the radius, 
5. Some are compofed ofl hermaphrodite flowers in the dif\ 
and ofl ligulated female flowers in the radius, 6 , Some 
/ are compofed ofl tuhulo fe hermaphrodite flowers in the difa^ 
and ligulated neutral flowers in the radius. 7. Some are 
compofed of tuhulofe hermaphrodite flowers in the difk,, and 
cf naked and neutral flozvers in the radius : /md 8. Some 
are compofed of ligulated female flowers in the dijk,, and li- 
gulated hermaphrodite flowers in radius, 
Theflamina are five very fhort fender f laments, infer t ed intc^ 
the tube of the flowers. The anther je are of the fame 
numher with theflamina, they are /tender, eredi and grow 
together at their fldes, fb as to form a tubular, cylindrical 
body of tne length of the mouth of the flower, and divided 
into five fegments at the edge, Thegermen of the piftil is 
oblong, and placed under the receptacle ofl the flozver. The 
flyle is capillary, eredi, and ofl the length of the (lamina;^ 
and 
